Root Cause Analysis“With the unknown,
one is confronted with danger,discomfort, and care; the ﬁrst instinct is to abolishthese painful states.First principle: any explanation is better thannone.” Friedrich Nietzsche Twilight of the Idols, or How to Philosophize with a Hammer

Better, but still NOT HELPFUL•
Better than dominoes, but still linear layers of “defense”• Helps uncover multiple contributors and latent failures (at sharp and blunt ends)• Doesn’t explain lineups or orientation of holes• Only identiﬁes defects/gaps, nothing more• Still encourages judgements of decisions